Rixdollars for protection; and the Swedes have possest
themselves of Golding (as they say) for his better protection,
but it is believed rather, for their own security, It is
here credibly reported. Duke radzivil, with the Bishop of
the wilde, and others, have also submitted, and radzivil is
to be great duke of Lithuania, receiving his countenance
from the swedes; and that his daughter is to be married to
the King of Swedes brother. In the mean time the King of
Poland labors all he can to raise the Country, and hath summoned
them up the third time; what appearance there will
be, time will shortly shew. Its reported also, the Cossacks
will come into his help with 15000 Tartars, but not credited,
it being inconsistant with Reason. The Swedes expect
their new forces; and so to form a levies some five or six
miles from posen, and so to march on into Poland, and then
we expect to hear whereto things will grow. Some think,
with his influence he hath upon the country, he will carry
all before him; others think, the priests interests being
great, and having more then half the Country, they will
impead him if it be possible.
By this days Post, no Letters from Riga, but from Konixburgh
the report above written, Concerning Redzivil, is contradicted:
The Muscovites hath routed most of his Army,
and taken in that populous City of the Wilde; the Jesuites
having sown divisions amongst them, and caused jealousies
amongst the Popish party, that Radzivil being an Heretick,
neither dealt nor meant truly by them, and so they would
not follow his orders, but the Jesuites advice, to their own
ruine, the Muscovite being upon his march for Cawen, and
like to be master of all Lithuania, to the undoing of those
Countreys, which the Swedes by their timely march might
have easily prevented; and it was much longed for by
many.
From Brussels, Aug. 29. S.N.
We are here still in statu quo; my last to you rended the
French Coming on upon us with very great successes; and
now the case is no whit mended, for, they still advance in
their conquests, and the 25 instant they took the Town of